3D printed headlight mounting clip + bezel + another thermostat

Yesterday my new 3D printed headlight mounting clips were finished and delivered. What a nice piece of engineering, nearly identical, only the surface is not as smooth but I don't care.

And today I had also the other headlight bezel fixed, sprayed the mounting iron and pop rivetted it.

And all now nicely put together. So looks like all is sorted now, almost …

By surprise I learned (via www.foreverxjs.com) that the XJS has two thermostats! Something I never realized (https://foreverxjs.com/f/coolant-check-up-change-your-coolant-now).

Luckily this one is easy accessible. Oly had to remove the airfilter:

As I didn't want to drain all the coolant I simply cut the old can (which I saved) in half. It was a flexible plastic can so I could fit it underneath nicely:

Also this new one is the 82 C degrees thermostat

All cleaned, sanded, mounted and filled up with coolant.

Afterwards I made a small testdrive and all looks good now.

Except there is now a parking light failure, well, only the light is lit up constantly on the dashboard. And when I hit the brake I get another light lit, indicating there is lightbulb failure. But both rear brake lights are working though. So something to further troubleshoot next time.

Brass banjo bolt radiator bleeder pipe + headlight bezel repair

I'm still awaiting for the headlight clip to be reproduced. Meanwhile I had a closer look at the headlight bezel (surrounding trim). Both have issue's regarding the mounting area, meaning teared and broken off. The chrome is also a bit poor but luckily this is only the sides that are not visible when mounted. I was considering to buy new ones but they are a bit pricey:

In order to have this fixed I bought some fiberglass pasta. A bit sticky material and difficult to mould. But it worked out ok in the end. With a Dremel I was able to grind it and smooth the surface. Happy with the end result though.

Yes, the mounting clip is not squared but it suffice for me. I will polish it later for now it's at least nicely and firm attached.

And another item purchased recently is an upgraded banjo bolt for the radiator bleed pipe. I read about it on this marvelous website:  https://foreverxjs.com/xj-s-parts

I was pleasantly surprised about the engraved Jaguar logo on top off it, which wasn't shown on the Ebay advert photo's. It looks the business!

How cool is that:

Old setup:

 And replaced, what a cool improvement: